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Ahaz was just about the worst king Judah ever had. He seemed set on breaking the record of the
number of rules God had set that he would break. He made metal idols, burned incense to idols,
and made his children walk through fire.
He left the Lord.
God sent the armies of Aram and Israel to invade. Israel’s army killed 120,000 soldiers from
Judah in one day. They captured 200,000 prisoners and headed
back to Israel, but God sent a prophet to stop the Israelites from taking their
cousins as slaves and they listened. They treated the prisoners’ wounds, fed them,
and returned them with the spoils of war to Judah. Israel was at least partially listening to God.
When the Edomite army attacked, Ahaz ran to Assyria for help
instead of to God. Ahaz removed valuables
from the Temple and his palace to bribe Assyria, but it didn’t work. Ahaz even sacrificed to the idols of the
people of Damascus! Then he broke apart the things from the Temple
and locked the doors! He set up altars
on every street corner so incense could be burned to idols. God finally had enough and took his life at
age 36.
Father, thank You for helping me to hear You when I was once
angry with You for no good reason. You
pursued me even when I treated You like my enemy. I am still astounded at the love You showed
to me in spite of myself! Help my boys
to wake up and come back to You. Let
them see how much You’ve loved them by what You’ve already done in their lives.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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